Re: [gardeners] Vicki
Barbara J. Davis (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:22:01 -0500
> At 11:05 AM 9/16/98 -0700, you wrote:
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> > Well, I didn't know this history. What a charming story! My property is
> >about 5 or so miles south of Sisterdale.
Vicki
I moved to Texas last fall from east-central Oregon. We had so many
deer and one could always encounter them at night, but especially at
dawn and dusk. We seldom left the ranch at night, but my husband
installed the "whistle" on our vehicle. We couldn't hear it,of course,
but it was supposed to alert deer; however, I wouldn't depend on
something like that because we found they'd jump up out of a ditch onto
the road in front of a vehicle when it would be too late to stop. One
neighbor, who worked at the hospital until midnight, ran into deer four
times and had the front end of her vehicle completely smashed in twice.
So, I'd confine all except absolutely necessary driving to daytime.
Barbara zone 7/8 southwest of Fort Worth, TX
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> > Well, I can't say I'd relish the idea of encountering a deer on the road
> >at night, but I guess I'll just have to risk it if I want to learn
> >anything.
> >
> >Vicki
> >
> There's a piece of inexpensive equipment that can be added to the front
> bumper of your car that, supposedly, makes the deer stop and look instead
> of dashing in front of you. Number of folks of my acquaintance around here
> live in areas where deer run about at night and they all swear by them. I
> think the outdoor catalogs carry them. They're evidently some sort of
> device that makes the air whistle through them at a frequency only animals
> can here. Saw them in Sports Afield a few years back but didn't order. Most
> of our deer run down the middle of the street and are easy to see under the
> street lights. <VBG> Hope this helps.
>
> George
>